Careers with a Law degree

CONTENTS

1. What can you do with a Law degree?

2. Career options for Law graduates 

3. Who employs Law graduates?

What can you do with a Law degree?

Study for a degree in Law, and you’ll be equipped with an extensive set of skills that prepare you for a career in the legal system. You could find work in a practice that oversees family law, business law or criminal law, for instance. 

To practice law professionally, you’ll need specific qualifications and vocational training. See our guides on: 

• How to become a solicitor
• How to become a chartered legal executive
• How to become a barrister or advocate

Alternatively, your legal knowledge could be used to support the government or a large company as part of an in-house legal team. Or your analytical skills could be helpful for work within the media, the welfare sector or in data science to name a few examples.

Career options for Law graduates 

Law graduates go into careers like:

• Advocate
• Arbitrator
• Barrister
• Barrister’s clerk
• Chartered legal executive
• Company secretary
• Conveyancer
• Costs lawyer
• Legal cashier
• Paralegal
• Patent attorney
• Solicitor
• Usher

Other potential opportunities include:

• Accountant
• Civil servant
• Charity worker
• Data analyst
• Detective
• HR manager
• Immigration officer
• Lecturer or teacher
• Police officer
• Risk analyst

Who employs Law graduates?

Examples of employers looking for graduates with legal skills:

• Government Legal Service
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Armed Forces
• Law firms like Allen and Overy or Clifford Chance
• National Centre for Domestic Violence
• Deloitte
• HSBC Bank
• Citizens Advice

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